The hug wasn't expected and caught Viktor a little off-guard but he did lean into it, slapping the other man on the back in greeting. He often forgot that other cultures did more hugging than Brits did.

"Thanks for saying that, mate. My English is often shit but Vars says I'm getting better at learning Norwegian."

That made up for something, didn't it? Viktor didn't really go to school much but right now he was learning more than he ever did as a child.

"Looks like I'm the bastard who needs to be playing catch up. How was your flight over here?"

The punk now pulling a bottle of vodka from the bar and uncorking it, taking a few long gulps while sitting down with Aksel.